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New Android Malware Targeting Bank Details - Here How to Protect Yourself
Nov 8, 2016There's a new Android Trojan doing the rounds, and this time, it's after banking details – targeting customers of banks across the US and Europe. The malware looks like a Flash Player app, and is considered to be highly dangerous as ...
Tags: Android Malware, Android Trojan
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Malicious Software Aimed at Stealing Online Banking Credentials Surged
Nov 19, 2013Malicious software aimed at stealing online banking credentials surged in the third quarter of this year to a level not seen since 2002, according to a new report from Trend Micro. The security vendor said it counted more than 200,000 new ...
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The Number of Mobile Threats Has Increased by Nearly 50% During The First Three Months
May 17, 2013The Android threat landscape is growing in both size and complexity with cybercriminals adopting new distribution methods and building Android-focused malware services, according to a report from Finnish security vendor F-Secure. The ...
Tags: Android, Computer Products
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Groub-IB Have Identified Malware Designed to Steal Credentials From Specialized Software
Apr 22, 2013Security researchers from Russian cybercrime investigations company Groub-IB have recently identified a new piece of malware designed to steal login credentials from specialized software used to trade stocks and other securities online. ...
Tags: Researchers, Trading Software
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NBC.Com Hacked Served up Malicious Software Intended to Steal Bank Account Details
Feb 26, 2013Websites affiliated with U.S. broadcaster NBC were hacked for several hours on Thursday, serving up malicious software intended to steal bank account details. On its own technology blog, NBC released a statement saying, "We've identified ...
Tags: malicious software, NBC, company news
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U.S. Broadcaster NBC Were Hacked for Several Hours on Thursday
Feb 26, 2013Websites affiliated with U.S. broadcaster NBC were hacked for several hours on Thursday, serving up malicious software intended to steal bank account details. On its own technology blog, NBC released a statement saying, "We've identified ...
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Financial Malware Authors Are Trying to Evade New Online Banking Security Systems
Feb 18, 2013Financial malware authors are trying to evade new online banking security systems by returning to more traditional phishing-like credential stealing techniques, according to researchers from security firm Trusteer. Most financial Trojan ...
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Many of Domain Names Used by a Cybercriminal Gang to Control Computers Infected with Virut
Jan 24, 2013Many of the domain names used by a cybercriminal gang to control computers infected with the Virut malware were disabled last week in a coordinated takedown effort, Spamhaus, an organization dedicated to fighting spam, announced Saturday. ...
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The Virut Botnet Suffered a Major Setback Last Week
Jan 23, 2013The Virut botnet suffered a major setback last week, after it was announced that many of the domain names used by a cybercriminal gang to control computers infected with the malware had been disabled. This was the result of coordinated ...
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The Shylock Home Banking Malware Has Been Updated with New Functionality
Jan 21, 2013The Shylock home banking malware has been updated with new functionality that allows it to spread automatically using the popular Skype Voice-over-IP (VoIP) and instant messaging client. Shylock, named after a character from Shakespeare's ...
Tags: banking malware, Shylock, Skype Voice-over-IP, network security
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Gap Is Widening Between The Common Malware Threats Most Antivirus Systems Will Detect
Dec 24, 2012Incident response investigations are increasingly showing businesses cannot rely on antivirus systems alone for protection, say security researchers. The gap is widening between the common malware threats most antivirus systems will ...
Tags: antivirus systems, security researchers, Ziv Mador, banking malware
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The Creators of Carberp Have Started to Sell an Improved Version of The Malware
Dec 21, 2012The creators of Carberp, a banking Trojan program used exclusively in Russian-speaking countries, have started to sell an improved version of the malware together with custom scripts that would allow cybercriminals to target U.S. online ...
Tags: Carberp Malware, Banks, Computer Products
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Malicious Android Apps Designed to Steal mTANs Sent by Banks to Their Customers Over SMS
Dec 19, 2012Several malicious Android apps designed to steal mobile transaction authentication numbers (mTANs) sent by banks to their customers over SMS (Short Message Service) were found on Google Play by researchers from antivirus vendor Kaspersky ...
Tags: Computer Products, Apps, SMS, Google Play
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A Trojan That Had Been Infected by a Virus, Leaving Both Still Functioning as Normal
Dec 19, 2012When malware infects a machine it usually goes after the system software. But in a rare case worked on by SpiderLabs, researchers found a Trojan that had been infected by a virus, leaving both still functioning as normal. The two pieces ...
Tags: malware, system software, SpiderLabs, Trojan, virus
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PDF Exploit Bypasses The Sandbox Security Features in Adobe Reader X and Xi
Nov 8, 2012Cybercriminals are using a new PDF exploit that bypasses the sandbox security features in Adobe Reader X and XI, in order to install banking malware on computers, according to researchers from Russian security firm Group-IB. The zero-day ...
Tags: PDF, Cybercriminals, Adobe Reader, Group-IB